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Bigfoot sighting near Silsbee, Texas

1962 · Silsbee, Texas, United States

Two youths aged 10 to 12 hunting hogs saw a tall hairy creature drinking at a creek in the Big Thicket, Texas, in spring 1962; it stood up, stared at them, and walked away.

Facts

Reported as
Youths have encounter while hunting in the Big Thicket.
Date
1962
Place
Silsbee, Texas, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
30.368, -94.264
Light
daylight
Witness was
hunting
Witnesses
2
Creatures
1
Distance
41 m (135 ft)
Height
2.1 m (7 ft)
Described as
mixed hair, medium length, both
Behaviour
drinking, standing, walking, watching
In the account
broad shoulders, childhood memory, firearm present, hunting season, long arms, long strides, looked at witness, near water, no smell noted, reported years later, told no one, very tall, walked away calmly, walked upright, witness fled, witness froze
Account
firsthand
Sources
1 independent

Sources

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